Darrinc,

Would you please get together with Gene and figure out what voltage that the 5955 can be run on and still be covered by warranty. Maybe get Gene to change the info on his website if he suddenly decides that the tests he did in his garage (that I talked to him about a couple weeks ago) were all bogus. As for extra stuff... I found the cheapest and simplest way to set up a nice LiIon system is to use Fromeco SuperReliaRegs... this way I do not need a switch, it is actually integrated into the regulator chip... open circuit = on. This way there are no mechanical switches to fail (failsafe on, no moving parts, uses a pin to short the two poles on the chip to turn the reg off), and it costs just slightly more than buying 2 quality switches.

If you want to compare notes about our lives I will do it off line... not a place for me to brag, especially since we work for the same people.

Sorry you burned up all your gear.